An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
657. The Ku Klux Klan: American Fascists (Part 4)
April 02, 2026
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Books Referenced
Author: Thomas Dixon
Context:
The hosts discussed how this book, along with Dixon's play and the film 'The Birth of a Nation,' helped reborn the Klan, though Dixon himself later condemned the second Klan.
Author: Leonard Moore
Context:
Referenced as a book about the Indiana Klan that argues there was an awful lot of barbecues and bake sales going on alongside the violence.
Author: Alan Moore
Context:
Dominic recommended this 1980s comic book that played with similarities between superheroes and racist paramilitaries, noting there was also a brilliant TV series adaptation about the Klan and vigilantes.